Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies
if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the
same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average
within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research
topics.
New directions in cryptography
19767.7k citationsWhitfield Diffie, Martin E. HellmanIEEE Transactions on Information Theoryprofile →
Authentication and authenticated key exchanges
1992555 citationsWhitfield Diffie, Paul C. van Oorschot et al.Designs Codes and Cryptographyprofile →
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Countries citing papers authored by Whitfield Diffie
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This map shows the geographic impact of Whitfield Diffie's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Whitfield Diffie with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Whitfield Diffie more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by Whitfield Diffie
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Whitfield Diffie. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Whitfield Diffie. The network helps show where Whitfield Diffie may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Whitfield Diffie
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Whitfield Diffie.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Whitfield Diffie based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with Whitfield Diffie. Whitfield Diffie is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Diffie, Whitfield & Susan Landau. (2010). Privacy on the Line: The Politics of Wiretapping and Encryption, Updated and Expanded Edition.7 indexed citations
Diffie, Whitfield & Susan Landau. (1998). Privacy on the Line. The MIT Press eBooks.31 indexed citations
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Diffie, Whitfield. (1995). The impact of a secret cryptographic standard on encryption, privacy, law, enforcement and technology. Springer eBooks. 393–399.4 indexed citations
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Landau, Susan, Stephen Kent, Dorothy E. Denning, et al.. (1994). Crypto policy perspectives. Communications of the ACM. 37(8). 115–121.8 indexed citations
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Diffie, Whitfield, Paul C. van Oorschot, & Michael J. Wiener. (1992). Authentication and authenticated key exchanges. Designs Codes and Cryptography. 2(2). 107–125.555 indexed citations breakdown →
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Diffie, Whitfield. (1988). The first ten years of public-key cryptography. 510–527.42 indexed citations
Diffie, Whitfield & Martin E. Hellman. (1976). New directions in cryptography. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 22(6). 644–654.7667 indexed citations breakdown →
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